Author: United States. Air Force. Office of ComptrollerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
The Air Force Budget
Author: United States. Air Force. Office of ComptrollerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Congressional Record
Author: United States. CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1324
Book Description
A Concise History of the U.S. Air Force
Author: Stephen Lee McFarlandPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Except in a few instances, since World War II no American soldier or sailor has been attacked by enemy air power. Conversely, no enemy soldier orsailor has acted in combat without being attacked or at least threatened by American air power. Aviators have brought the air weapon to bear against enemies while denying them the same prerogative. This is the legacy of the U.S. AirForce, purchased at great cost in both human and material resources.More often than not, aerial pioneers had to fight technological ignorance, bureaucratic opposition, public apathy, and disagreement over purpose.Every step in the evolution of air power led into new and untrodden territory, driven by humanitarian impulses; by the search for higher, faster, and farther flight; or by the conviction that the air way was the best way. Warriors have always coveted the high ground. If technology permitted them to reach it, men, women andan air force held and exploited it-from Thomas Selfridge, first among so many who gave that "last full measure of devotion"; to Women's Airforce Service Pilot Ann Baumgartner, who broke social barriers to become the first Americanwoman to pilot a jet; to Benjamin Davis, who broke racial barriers to become the first African American to command a flying group; to Chuck Yeager, a one-time non-commissioned flight officer who was the first to exceed the speed of sound; to John Levitow, who earned the Medal of Honor by throwing himself over a live flare to save his gunship crew; to John Warden, who began a revolution in air power thought and strategy that was put to spectacular use in the Gulf War.Industrialization has brought total war and air power has brought the means to overfly an enemy's defenses and attack its sources of power directly. Americans have perceived air power from the start as a more efficient means of waging war and as a symbol of the nation's commitment to technology to master challenges, minimize casualties, and defeat adversaries.
Report of the Secretary of Defense
Author: National Military Establishment (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
U.S. Military Forces in FY 2020
Author: Mark F. CancianPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1442281448
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Annually, CSIS senior adviser Mark Cancian publishes a series of papers on U.S. military forces—their composition, new initiatives, long-term trends, and challenges. The overall theme of this year’s report is the struggle to align forces and strategy because of budget tradeoffs that even defense buildups must make, unrelenting operational demands that stress forces and prevent force structure reductions, and legacy programs whose smooth operations and strong constituencies inhibit rapid change. This report takes a deeper look at the strategic and budget context, the military services, special operations forces, DOD civilians and contractors, and non-DOD national security organizations in the FY 2020 budget.
The Struggle for Air Force Independence
Author: Herman S. WolkPublisher: Government Reprints Press
ISBN: 9781931641197
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
This series introduces the core areas of chemical science, covering important concepts in an easy, accessible style. Each title contains a number of experiments and demonstrations, approached through the process of problem, hypothesis, experiment and conclusion. All the books support the QCA schemes of work and contain: definitions of important terms and explanations of key concepts; formulae and word equations; and the periodic table with explanatory notes. This title explores the concepts of the states of matter.
Foundation of the Force
Author: Mark R. GrandstaffPublisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN: 9780160490415
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
A study of how Air Force enlisted personnel helped shape the fi%ture Air Force and foster professionalism among noncommissioned officers in the 195Os.
The US Air Force after Vietnam : postwar challenges and potential for responses
Author: Donald J. MrozekPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428993347
Category : Public opinion
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
This book probes various groups of Americans as they come to grips with the consequences of the Vietnam War. Dr. Mrozek examines several areas of concern facing the United States Air Force, and the other services in varying degrees, in the years after Vietnam.
Joint Ethics Regulation (JER).
Author: United States. Department of DefensePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military ethics
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
The Air Force Integrates 1945-1964
Author: Alan L. GropmanPublisher: University Press of the Pacific
ISBN: 9780898757521
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Documenting the racial integration of the Air Force from the end of World War II to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, retired Air Force colonel Alan L. Gropman contends that the service desegregated itself not for moral or political reasons but to improve military effectiveness. First published in 1977, this second edition charts policy changes to date. 31 photos.